Appleton man in custody after standoff

Oct. 17, 2013

Appleton police blocked off streets and brought in a tactical squad Tuesday during a standoff with an armed man in a home in the 1300 block of S. Harmon St. near Reid Golf Course on the city's southeast side Monday, October 15, 2013, in Appleton. The man was threatening himself with a gun, and two children were in the home. Dan Powers/Post-Crescent Media / Dan Powers/Post-Crescent Media

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APPLETON — A 34-year-old Appleton man is spending three days in protective custody after a nearly seven-hour standoff Tuesday on the city’s southeast side.

The man surrendered to the Appleton Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics team just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

He is under a protective hold at an undisclosed medical facility after making threats to kill himself with a gun, Appleton police Sgt. Dave Lund said. The incident began about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday after his wife called police, Lund said.

The suspect is being referred to the Outagamie County District Attorney’s Office for failing to comply with officers’ attempts to take him into custody, Lund said.

The man was home in the 1300 block of South Harmon Street with his twin 6-month-old grandsons when officers arrived.

Police blocked South Carpenter and East Harrison streets near Reid Golf Course and advised residents to stay indoors while they attempted to contact the man. The department’s robot was involved in the process, but it took several hours to establish contact with the suspect.

At about 8:30 p.m., negotiators persuaded the man to bring the two children outside. While armed with a long gun, the man placed his grandchildren on the front porch in child carriers and went back inside the home. The children were unharmed and given to their parents. Lund said the gun’s owner was not known Wednesday.